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Sarah Monnerville Smith

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Languages: French, English, Spanish

Sarah is a Partner in our Litigation and Dispute Management department in Paris.

Sarah represents global corporations, financial institutions, states and state entities in complex litigation and international arbitration matters.

Her experience covers a broad range of business sectors with a focus on energy and financial services disputes across Africa and Europe.

Sarah also has experience in economic sanctions. In particular, she successfully obtained the removal of an Iranian citizen from the EU Sanction list of designated individuals targeted by restrictive measures against Iran, after having advocated the case before the General Court of the European Union.

Sarah joined Eversheds Sutherland in 2014 from Veil Jourde. She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2012 after several internships in various jurisdictions (Paris, New York, New Delhi, London and Buenos Aires).

Sarah regularly contributes to legal reviews.

Her recent experience includes representing:

  • a North African State in setting-aside proceedings of an award rendered under an Investment Treaty
  • a Ukrainian oil and gas company in a multi-jurisdictional dispute in relation to the enforcement of an SCC arbitral award
  • a State entity of Pakistan in annulment proceedings of an ICC arbitral award
  • a leading African bank in obtaining the lifting of attachments of USD 120 million levied against the bank on the basis of an arbitral award
  • an oil and gas company in a tort liability action in relation to damages caused to a submarine pipelines in the Republic of the Congo
  • foreign investors in North Africa in various ICC arbitrations relating to complex contractual claims and shareholders’ disputes
  • a leading US engineering company in an ICC arbitration relating to the enforcement of an environmental warranty

 

Member of ArbitralWomen

Member of the French Arbitration Committee (Comité Français de l’Arbitrage)

Member of the Association Droit & Procédure.

Sarah Monnerville Smith

Partner

Sarah Monnerville Smith

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